Letters of Obscure Men
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Letters of Obscure Men is a satirical collection of early 16th-century Latin letters that mocked scholastic theologians and supported the humanist reform movement in Germany.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin-language literary work
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Renaissance humanist text ⓘ epistolary collection ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German humanists
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Johann Reuchlin NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-scholastic polemics ⓘ |
| circaDate | c. 1515–1517 ⓘ |
| circulation | printed pamphlets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important example of early modern political satire
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key document of German humanism ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary literature
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satire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first volume of Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum
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second volume of Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Reformation-era intellectual debates in Germany ⓘ |
| impact |
strengthened the prestige of humanist scholars in Germany
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undermined the reputation of scholastic theologians ⓘ |
| influenced | public opinion in the Reuchlin affair ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fictional letters ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
caricature of scholastic Latin
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irony ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | humanist letter collections ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Reuchlin controversy
NERFINISHED
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humanist reform movement in Germany ⓘ scholastic theologians ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person letters ⓘ |
| opposes | ecclesiastical censorship of Hebrew books ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
to mock scholastic theologians
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to support humanist reform ⓘ |
| satirizes |
conservative scholastic theologians
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opponents of humanist biblical and classical studies ⓘ |
| setting | German universities of the early 16th century ⓘ |
| supports |
humanist reform of theology
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study of Hebrew and classical languages ⓘ |
| targetAudience | educated humanist readers ⓘ |
| theme |
abuses of academic authority
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conflict between humanism and scholasticism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Reformation ⓘ |
| title | Letters of Obscure Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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